Overview

• Central GST officers in Karnataka uncovered ₹39,577 crore of evasion across 1,254 cases in FY24-25, up from ₹7,202 crore the previous year
• State GST field offices used UPI transaction data in July to issue thousands of notices to small traders and shopkeepers in Bengaluru
• Vendor backlash over retrospective digital-footprint audits prompted Karnataka to launch a ‘Know GST’ drive and a dedicated helpline
• The finance minister’s written Lok Sabha reply distinguished central CGST actions from state notices, emphasizing that UPI records did not trigger any CGST show-cause notices
• The enforcement push in Karnataka dovetails with the national GST 2.0 agenda, which promotes e-invoicing and the QRMP scheme to strengthen digital compliance